Why is Tradition necessary after Bible was Canonized?

[curtishouse29]

Hi Curtis,

What are some examples of things that Jesus did or said that aren’t in Scripture but are just solely Sacred Tradition?

Everything the church teaches that is not found in the Bible.

Verbum

Maybe I should have been a little bit more specific in regards to this question…What are some examples of Tradition that both Protestant and Catholic alike practice that arent found anywhere in Sacred Scripture? I think answers to that question would help our non-C brethren that are reading this thread as well see how Sola Scriptura doesn’t hold water whatsoever.

 

[Spirithound]

Once the Bible was canonized, why was Tradition still needed? I could see having Tradition up until the time the Bible was put together, but why the need after that? God bless.

Perhaps a better question would be why should Tradition be dispensed with? Jesus established a Church, and with Her, Sacraments, which are visible manifestations of grace. It is necessary for a ministerial priesthood to administer these Sacraments.

 

[Ignatius]

Hey everybody,

Once the Bible was canonized, why was Tradition still needed?

why wis Tradition still needed?
To continue to pass down the Authentic interpretation and understanding of the Bible as passed on from the Apostles and those they taught directly.

 

[NotWorthy]

why wis Tradition still needed?
To continue to pass down the Authentic interpretation and understanding of the Bible as passed on from the Apostles and those they taught directly.

Which also meant fighting off heresies!

 

[grandfather]

What about Jesus’ teaching on divorce in the Sermon on the Mount?

You do not have to get divorced to have two wives, or ten.

Martin Luther in fact said divorce was prohibited, but polygamy was not, because he could not find anywhere in scripture that mandated monogamy.

 

[grandfather]

Perhaps a better question would be why should Tradition be dispensed with? Jesus established a Church, and with Her, Sacraments, which are visible manifestations of grace. It is necessary for a ministerial priesthood to administer these Sacraments.

Scripture validates the authority of the Church to teach. It validates what the Church believes and teaches. The teaching of the Church is called tradition.

Scripture memorializes Jesus’s words to the apostles and Peter. He says He will be with them until the end of time and never abandon them and they will be led into “all” truth. He says whatever they teach He stands behind, binds in heaven. He says when they forgive a person’s sins they are forgiven and when they hold them bound they are not forgiven.

So there are many moral questions that various separated groups
of Christians believe different things about. Is it ok to drink? Some say yes and some say no. Is dancing sinful? Is smoking tobacco a sin? Is contraception a sin? I know a denomination that says women can never cut their hair. Some say it is forbidden to see a doctor. Should we baptize babies? Should we worship on Saturday or Sunday. I know a Baptist minister who tells young women it is morally permissible to have an abortion.

Moral issues are important. How do you know what is right or wrong? All of the Christian groups who believe so many different things have the Bible, yet they come up with different answers. They all claim the Bible is God’s word. The Protestants insist it is the sole rule of faith, but the Bible obviously did not help them find the right answers, or they would all agree. The Bible obviously did not lead them into “all” truth.

That is the job of the Church, according to the Bible. What is incredible is that the people who claim the Bible is their rule of faith deny the authority of the Church which the Bible clearly defines.